“They were the favorite, and they raced like the favorite,” coach Andy Teitelbaum said.

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The boat won its title race in 6 minutes, 44.48 seconds, beating second-place Brown by almost four seconds and completing a 12-0 season. The win boosted the Buckeyes to a 126-118 advantage over California in the final team standings, with Brown third at 116.

“They’re a special group. It’s the best crew we’ve ever had,” said Teitelbaum, in his 19th year at OSU. He has been named Big Ten coach of the year five times, including the past two seasons. “It’s the first Big Ten varsity eight to win an NCAA championship. It’s the first undefeated varsity eight we’ve had at Ohio State.

“They were definitely a special group, and they raced their last race at the NCAA championships like a special group.”

The Buckeyes had moved into position to take their second straight team title when the No. 2 varsity eight boat won its final in 6:59.43. That boat was crewed by Taylore Urban, Katie King, Anne Dietrich, Meghan Birkbeck, Lauren Eckles, Nicole Becks, Chloe Meyer and Daphne Socha, with Sami Jurofsky as coxswain.

Ohio State’s four-woman varsity boat took seventh place by winning its petite final. Its rowers were Katie Beletskaya, Anna Gackowski, Anna Ralph and Sarah Kessler, with Sarah Asad as coxswain.